Which has higher current health expenditure, Marshall Islands or Micronesia (country)?

Marshall Islands, at 13.4% against 12.9% in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.

What is the difference in current health expenditure between Marshall Islands and Micronesia (country)?

0.5%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Micronesia (country)?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Marshall Islands vs Micronesia (country): Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health)

Marshall Islands

13.4%

in 2023

Micronesia (country)

12.9%

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

5th

Micronesia (country) rank

7th

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) over time

Marshall Islands
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 13.4% against 12.9% in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 5th and Micronesia (country) ranks 7th of 193 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.0%	11.1%	4.9%	Marshall Islands
2010s	13.6%	12.5%	1.1%	Marshall Islands
2020s	12.9%	12.2%	0.7%	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current health expenditure, Marshall Islands or Micronesia (country)?: Marshall Islands, at 13.4% against 12.9% in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
What is the difference in current health expenditure between Marshall Islands and Micronesia (country)?: 0.5%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Micronesia (country)?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Micronesia (country) rank globally for current health expenditure?: Marshall Islands ranks 5th and Micronesia (country) ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,692 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.